Pedestrian struck and killed by speeding car in early morning hit-and-run on Lehigh Avenue
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A 32-year-old man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash early Monday in the city’s 25th District, police said. The fatal collision occurred at approximately 1:44 a.m. on…
Allentown Cops Jump into Lehigh River to Save Man in Distress
ALLENTOWN, PA – Allentown Police Officer Andrew Gehringer and Kayla Balatgek on Thursday jumped into the Lehigh River to rescue an adult male who had fallen in and was in distress. The…
$1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Lehigh County
MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA – One Pennsylvania lottery player won $1 million after buying a Powerball ticket on Monday. The ticket was won in the March 28th drawing. The ticket was sold at Maria’s Deli…
Lehigh Acres Couple Pleads Guilty To COVID Relief Fraud
Fort Myers, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Amber Rewis Bruey (35, Lehigh Acres) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money…
Reading Drug Boss Sentenced to 32 Years For Supplying Large Areas of Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton Counties
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that David Cooper, 47, of Reading, PA, was sentenced to 32 years in prison, eight years of supervised release, and was ordered to…
Winning lottery scratch-off ticket sold in Lehigh Valley worth $3 million
Allentown, PA — The last thing you expect when buying a lottery scratch-off is to win the jackpots. Most people are happy to win $50 or just enough to purchase more tickets. That…
Lehigh Valley seafood bandit strikes again
BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, PA – The Bethlehem Township Police Department is warning area grocers that a notorious seafood bandit is on the move again after taking a three-month break. In October 2021, twice…
Lehigh County Father and Son Charged With Unlawful Possession of More Than a Dozen Machine Guns and Nearly as Many Silencers
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Joseph Raymond Berger, 67, and Joseph Paul Berger, 32, of Bethlehem, PA, were arrested and charged by Indictment this week with multiple…
Lee County Sheriff’s Office says man found dead in Lehigh Acres was murdered
LEE COUNTY, FL – On Friday, February 4, 2022, at approximately 7:50 A.M. deputies responded to the 800 block of Cervantes Street in Lehigh Acres in reference to a suspicious call. Upon…
$200K Powerball Ticket Sold In Lehigh County
Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Lehigh County sold a Powerball® with Power Play® ticket worth $200,000 for the Saturday, January 29 drawing. The ticket matched four of the five white balls…
Lehigh County Man Indicted For Bringing Explosive Device into Bethlehem-Area ER
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Brian James Kunsman, 44, of PhiladelphiaPA, was charged by Indictment with one count of possession of an unregistered destructive device and one…
Lehigh County Man Sentenced To 120 Months’ Imprisonment For Attempted Online Enticement Of A Minor
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Philip Schmaldinst, age 45, of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on November 10, 2021, to 120 months’…